On April 22, a set of fabricated Weibo screenshots circulated online, falsely claiming that Apple CEO Tim Cook would become CEO of Xiaomi Auto and had already posted a response. Xu Jieyun, Special Assistant to the Chairman of Xiaomi Group and Deputy General Manager of the Strategic Marketing Department, clarified that the content was “doctored imagery” and should not be trusted. According to generative AI service filing information released by the Shanghai Cyberspace Administration as of April 21, Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. completed the filing for its in-vehicle voice large model service on April 20. Great Wall Motor plans to launch at least 10 new models in the European market within the next two years and enter 13 European countries within 12 months, aiming to reestablish its presence in a market it previously failed to solidify. Ferrari confirmed that its first all-electric supercar, the Luce, will debut next month in Rome, with an initial price of approximately €550,000 (about $647,000), higher than the starting price of the current Purosangue SUV. According to sources close to Zhijie, Harmony Intelligent Mobility is planning a high-performance coupe model targeting international luxury supercars on the Nürburgring Nordschleife track. Gao Huan, Chief Technology Officer of CATL, stated that sodium-ion batteries have completed validation testing, achieving a range of 300 km in extended-range vehicles and up to 500 km in battery-electric vehicles. The company plans to deploy these batteries first in its passenger vehicle battery-swap ecosystem between late this year and the first half of next year, while also expanding supply in energy storage applications. Beidou IntelliConnect and Horizon Robotics have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to integrate “AI + Beidou” technologies with single-chip central computing architectures, jointly developing highly integrated intelligent automotive solutions. At its 2025 annual results briefing, Cambricon stated it will continue strengthening collaboration with its supply chain to secure production capacity and leverage its intelligent chip product advantages to meet growing demand for intelligent computing. ThunderSoft released its 2025 annual report, reporting total revenue of RMB 7.778 billion, up 44.45% year-over-year; net profit attributable to shareholders reached RMB 450 million, an increase of 10.47% YoY. Revenue from its smart IoT business amounted to RMB 3.605 billion, surging 133.26% YoY, while smart automotive business revenue totaled RMB 2.656 billion, up 9.91% YoY. Desay SV and Changan Automobile signed a global strategic partnership agreement to deepen technological synergy and advance global expansion. Qingdao SiEngine Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of SiEngine Technology, has completed its initial construction phase and commenced operations—a significant milestone in the company’s nationwide industrial layout. A research report from China Securities Research forecasts that rising lithium carbonate prices in 2026 will enhance the cost competitiveness of sodium-ion batteries. Leading manufacturers are expected to achieve price parity between lithium and sodium batteries by the end of 2026, entering a mass-adoption phase in 2027, with projected sodium battery demand reaching 500 GWh by 2030. Juwei Technology has completed a Series A financing round worth several hundred million RMB. Its latest A+++ round was co-led by Binzhou State-owned Investment, Weiqiao Group, and Binzhou Chemical, with proceeds earmarked for core technology R&D and commercialization in specialized scenarios. Evolution Intelligence has secured RMB 1.5 billion in Series B funding, which will be used for mass production of its Epoch series products, development of next-generation flagship chips, building hardware-software ecosystems, and global market expansion. Lonix Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. has closed a new financing round of tens of millions of RMB, with investors including Suzhou Skyworks Ventures, Yibin High-Tech Frontier Technology Industry Fund, and Yipu Capital. The funds will primarily support product development, technical infrastructure enhancement, and overseas market expansion.